ACCESS Newsletter back issues

All back issues of the ACCESS newsletter are available as downloadable pdfs. Click on any title below to view.

ACCESS Newsletter Autumn 2018 - In the Year of the Young People this edition looks at how we’re informing young people about careers in health and about how they can begin a career in NHSScotland as an NHSScotland Apprentice. There’s also information on the various types of apprenticeships available for people in NHSScotland, results of a school pupil survey, the Get into Health and Social Care programme and lots more!

ACCESS newsletter 11th edition, Winter 2017-18 - in this edition you will find inspiring stories about staff undertaking and supporting their learning; how Business & Administration Professional Networks are continuing to grow and a new digital skills development programme to help staff to use the latest technology in their workplace.

Summer Special 2017 - in our summer special you can read about the work of our team in supporting learning and development for these staff in lots of different ways - from developing new qualifications to setting up professional networks.

Read about the Education Pathways and find out how boards are beginning to embed and sustain the use of the Pathways for PDPR and succession planning

Meet a new generation of Modern Apprentices who speak about their positive experiences of taking an apprenticeship in NHSScotland

Discover how you can support patients and service-users to improve their health literacy skills

How do you like to learn? Take the quiz to see which learning style is for you.

Find out about the work of the Scottish Union Learning digital skills project

Looking to do some more studying, but not sure what – read about how the Open University can help you decide what to do and how to start.

ACCESS Newsletter Winter 2016 - Supporting your learning at work: In this edition we looked at how five staff in various job roles successfully achieved the Professional Development Award in Developing Literacies Learning Programmes for the Workplace; launched the Education Pathway for Business & Administration staff and showed you how to use Twitter to share information, resources and new in your Health Board.

ACCESS Newsletter Autumn 2014 - Special Case Study Edition: In the the Winter 2013-14 edition of ACCESS, we introduced Everyone Matters, the 2020 workforce vision for NHSScotland. One of the key elements in this vision is to ensure that everyone in the service - including staff in support roles - can access the learning they need for their roles and to support their career development. In this edition of ACCESS we look at people who have done just that. Stories about what they've learned, how they've learned and the difference this has made to them and their work.